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JANUARY 12, 2021

Payments company Checkout.com is raising once again. But Checkout.com kept growing and growing until it raised one of the biggest Series A rounds ever for a European company — $230 million at a $2 billion valuation. While Checkout.com didn’t actually need to raise to stay alive, Pousaz says VC firms are a form of validation.

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APRIL 11, 2022

Voyager Innovations , the owner of Philippines’ payment and financial services app PayMaya and neobank Maya Bank, announced today it has raised $210 million, bringing its valuation to $1.4 Voyager’s last round of funding was in July 2021 , when it raised $167 million in preparation for launching its neobank.

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MARCH 28, 2022

GrowSari , a Manila-based platform for digitizing small businesses in the Philippines, announced today it has added $77.5 Co-founder and CEO Reymund Rollan told TechCrunch that GrowSari raised again because it wants to expand its fintech offerings for store owners and build its supplier marketplace, including commodities.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A Manila-headquartered startup called CloudEats , which operates cloud kitchens across the Philippines and Vietnam, just raised a $7 million Series A extension led by Nordstar to accelerate the digitization of food service in Southeast Asia. . The cloud kitchen market in Asia is projected to grow at 14.2% billion in 2021.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation is happening all over the world. Indonesia’s Xendit , a startup focused on building digital payments infrastructure for the region, has just raised $64.6 The funding brings the total amount raised by the Jakarta-based company to $88 million since its 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Jakarta-based Xendit , best known for its digital payment infrastructure but also focused on other financial products, announced today it has raised $150 million in Series C funding, bumping its valuation to $1 billion. Indonesian payments infra startup Xendit raises $64.6M in Accel-led Series B.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The startup announced today it has raised a seed extension of $1.5 The funding brings Jeff’s total raised to about $2.5 Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia. It also plans to enter the Philippines in the third quarter. million, led by J12 Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Enter BreederDAO , a months-old, Philippines-based “specialist manufacturer” of digital assets for use in blockchain-based games and virtual worlds, including “Axie Infinity.” Why fund an outfit that’s solely focused on producing digital assets, as if they were widgets on a factory line?

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

million seed funding it has raised from 500 Global, P1 Ventures, Launch Africa, and Middle East VCs Seedra Ventures, Arzan Ventures, Propeller, Core Vision, as well as a number of regional investors. Gameball’s clientele include Sega, Xiaomi, Experience Philippines and Breadfast. Gameball raises $3.5M

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Jia, a blockchain-based fintech providing loans to micro and small businesses in emerging markets, has raised $4.3 The fintech plans to use the funding to double down on its operations in Kenya, and the Philippines, before exploring new markets in West Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

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JANUARY 16, 2023

The new funding brings the total seed amount raised by the startup to $7 million. Kwara, which also has a presence in South Africa and the Philippines, has grown its clientele base to 120 from 50 at the end of 2021, maintaining a 100% customer retention — a proof of the value it delivers to its clients.

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MAY 15, 2023

The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised $6.6 The new funding will be used to grow its customer base in Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia, and expand into new markets in Southeast Asia, like Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. million in pre-Series B funding, led by Headline Asia. Jenfi absolutely stood out to us.

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MARCH 23, 2021

The startup, which launched its app in Vietnam last year, announced today it has raised $1 million, led by the Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN). Jeff’s partners currently offer near-prime, peer-to-peer and digital lending services that include unsecured consumer loans, installment loans and motorbike financing.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The Singapore-based company announced today it has raised $44 million in Series C funding led by returning investors Itochu Corporation, which put in $32 million. The new capital brings Docquity’s total raised to $57.5 How digital health startups are navigating the post-Roe legal landscape.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

The global thirst for an up-charged pair of Yeezy’s or limited edition Jordan’s combined with a growth in a digital ecosystem is creating new opportunities, particularly in the sneaker resale market, for companies like Kicks Crew , a Los Angeles- and Hong Kong-based sneaker and apparel platform. valuation in Series F raise.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The fintech, which claims to be the region’s largest SME digital financing platform, uses alternative forms of credit-scoring and has disbursed more than $2 billion in financing to MSMEs since it launched in 2015. TechCrunch first covered Funding Societies when it raised its Series A in 2016. million loan transactions.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

The company announced today it has raised $5.7 Seafair was launched late last year by Agapitos Diakogiannis, who was born and raised in Greece, and its current clients include one of the world’s top 100 shipping companies. Maritime intelligence platform Greywing raises seed funding from investors like Flexport.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Tala , an emerging markets digital lender that offers loans between $10 to $500 to consumers and small business owners, has raised $145 million in Series E funding. Existing investors IVP, Revolution Growth and Lowercase Capital also joined the round that brings Tala’s total funding raised to a little over $360 million.

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MAY 23, 2022

Today, he claims, SwipeRx has transformed and digitized the pharmacy industry and become a one-stop platform for pharmacists to perform all their daily tasks, from education to purchasing to inventory financing in Southeast Asia. Certainly, SwipeRx — which raised $6.3 Image Credits: SwipeRx.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

GrowSari , the Manila-based startup that helps small shops grow and digitize, announced today that KKR will lead its Series C round with a $45 million investment. The funds will be used to enter new regions in the Philippines and expand its financial products. Before its Series C, GrowSari’s total raised was $30 million.

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MAY 15, 2023

The amount of the investment is not being disclosed, but Aldagram said it will use the funds to sharpen its focus on India, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and other countries in the region. The investment comes in the wake of a bigger round that the startup raised in the summer of 2022, a $20 million Series A from MonotaRo and JAFCO.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Nestcoin , a company founded last November that builds, operates, and invests in web3 applications, wants to be pivotal in this transition and has raised $6.45 ” To understand how Nestcoin works is to look at the Digital Currency Group (DCG). million pre-seed to that end.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Homebase , a Ho Chi Minh City-based proptech startup that helps people buy homes, announced today it has raised $30 million in equity and debt (the ratio was undisclosed). We’re thinking of how do you make the experience of buying a home or investing a one-stop shop where you can do everything digitally.”.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Igloo , a Singapore-based insurtech focused on underserved communities in Southeast Asia, announced it has raised a Series B extension of $27 million, bringing the round’s total to $46 million. Igloo also provides products that Mehta says directly or indirectly benefits women, through a partnership with Philinsure in the Philippines.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Oasys, a Japan- and Singapore-based startup that’s building a blockchain for gaming developers, has just raised $20 million. With the new financial infusion, Oasys plans to strengthen partnerships with game developers, digital asset exchanges and others in the gaming and crypto industry.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Called SoBanHang (or “sales book”), it would help businesses that usually rely on paper ledgers digitize their operations, similar to Khatabook in India and BukuKas and BukuWarung in Indonesia. The company announced today that it has raised $1.5 Then a new COVID-19 outbreak hit Vietnam. And they asked ‘where is the wallet?

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AUGUST 29, 2022

Glints , one of Southeast Asia’s largest talent development and recruitment platforms, announced today it has raised $50 million in an oversubscribed Series D. This brings Glints’ total raised so far to $80 million. year-over-year, continuing its trend of annual revenue growing at a triple-digit percentage.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Ascend Money , the Thailand-based fintech startup behind TrueMoney, an e-wallet service, announced today it has raised a $150 million Series C round at a valuation of $1.5 The growth in e-payment suggests changing consumers’ spending habits as Southeast Asia moves toward a digital economy and a cashless society,” Thamavaranukupt said.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

It operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. According to Crunchbase , the company has raised over $10 billion, including from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. This is a milestone in our journey to open up access for everyone to benefit from the digital economy.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Therefore , digitizing has been mostly around delivery rather than building new infrastructure and payment processing models for African individuals and businesses to make cross-border payments. Most of the focus on remittance has been the flow of money into Africa for sustenance.

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JULY 21, 2022

Fairbanc announced today it has raised $4.8 Fairbanc will use its new funding on expanding in Indonesia, and exploring new markets like Vietnam and the Philippines in partnership with Unilever. One example is Fairbanc , which is based in Singapore but focused on Indonesia. million in pre-Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Singapore-based startup announced it has raised $18 million in Series A financing co-led by Accel and Quona Capital, with participation from Elevation Capital and Jump Capital. Afterward, they get a short lesson on the potential risks of investing in digital assets before choosing which ones they want to deposit or invest in.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Total Raised: $75 million. Total Raised: $330 million. Total Raised: $11.4 The startup targeted working professionals in cities, and raised only around $11 million in known venture capital. Total Raised: $55 million. Total Raised: $51.4 Total Raised: $520,000. Atrium (2017-2020). HubHaus (2016-2020).

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Two months after its seed round announcement, Singapore-based startup Upmesh has raised a $7.5 The new funding brings its total raised so far to $10.5 In October, Upmesh was used by almost 300 live commerce merchants in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, with an annualized gross merchandise value of $40 million. .

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

But in markets like Indonesia, many still use digital wallets or e-commerce platforms, creating alternative sources of user data that can help them secure working capital and other financial tools. It’s already eyeing Vietnam and the Philippines and has established partnerships in Brussels.

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DECEMBER 28, 2021

Backed by international LPs, Southeast Asia-focused venture firms like Alpha JWC , AC Ventures and Jungle Ventures raised their largest funds yet. Most notably, BukuWarung and BukuKas , two competing bookkeeping apps, both raised significant amounts of funding this year. A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

AppWorks , the Taipei-based venture capital firm focused on Taiwan and Southeast Asia, announced today it has closed its oversubscribed third fund, raising $150 million. AppWorks’ ecosystem now includes 414 active startups that have collectively raised $4.3 billion, and have an aggregate valuation of $17.4

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